Government To Participate As Amicus In Oral Arguments In FOIA Exemption Dispute

Mealey's (April 3, 2019, 9:09 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on April 1 granted a motion by the U.S.  solicitor general to participate in upcoming oral arguments over the trade secrets and confidential information exemption to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), giving the government 10 minutes to argue as amicus curiae in support of a food retailer trade group opposing the release of certain store-specific data in response to an FOIA request (Food Marketing Institute v. Argus Leader Media, No. 18-481, U.S. Sup.)....